Anderberg, Dan, Rainer, Helmut, Wadsworth, Jonathan and Wilson, Tanya (2013) Unemployment and domestic violence: theory and evidence. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1230). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.
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Abstract
Is unemployment the overwhelming determinant of domestic violence that many commentators expect it to be? The contribution of this paper is to examine, theoretically and empirically, how changes in unemployment affect the incidence of domestic abuse. The key theoretical prediction is that male and female unemployment have opposite-signed effects on domestic abuse: an increase in male unemployment decreases the incidence of intimate partner violence, while an increase in female unemployment increases domestic abuse. Combining data on intimate partner violence from the British Crime Survey with locally disaggregated labor market data from the UK’s Annual Population Survey, we find strong evidence in support of the theoretical prediction.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publications/series.asp?... |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Centre for Economic Performance |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| JEL classification: | D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics > D19 - Other J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J12 - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Aug 2013 12:00 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 19:10 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/51572 |
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